Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-07-29
Personal AND POLITICAL.

Senator Eustis of Louisiana Classics the
democratic party of that State into two
factions -"the dominant to which | be-
long" and the reform democracy, com
posed of misguided people"
Thirteen members of the family of John
Brown live at Las Cacitas, In the San
Gabriel Valley, southern California. They
are almost oyershAdowed by the noun
tain which has been named Browns
Peak
Civil Service Commissioner Lyman has
lett.rin the New York Times showing
that most of the gossip in the Washington
cores pondence of that journal about dis
cort in, the commission has had no basis
in flct.
President vellnd' invitation to Kan
sas City has q 900 signatures, all of which
were procured by live young men IN
seven days. 1t is to be suitably bound and
illustrated and then will be transmitted to
Washington.
Gen. Butler thinks Mr.. Blaine has a
right to aspire, and that he undoubtedly
does still aspire to the presidency, and
that the talk in the newspapers seems to
presage his nomination.
Mr. Thurman is quoted as saying that
Mr.. Cleveland would beat Mr.. Blaine
again, and that he thinks he would beat
Mr.. Sherman. Mr.. Thurman thought
everything depended upon the labor vote
in New York and Ohio. If the labor men
run a candidate no man could predict the
result. The labor vote was very heavy in
Ohio. As to himself Mr.. Thurman said ;
81 will never run for political office
again"
Rev. F. +. Clark on Sunday morning
after the convention, told his people, OF
the Phillips church, South Boston, that
though he had not yet fully decided to
accept the call of the united societies of
Christian Ehdeavor, yet, devOtedly as he
was attached to his people. 1t looked now
as though he should probably leave them
to take up this new work in the fall.
Charles Z. Parry, senior member of the
Baldwin locomotive company of Philadel
phia, died Monday, aged 81 years He hat
been connected with the locomotive works
more than 80 years, beginning ~ an ap
prentice and becoming successfully geu
eral superintendent and engineer, He hat
great executive ability, and combined
skill in economic ng, with tact ant
thoughtfulnesS in managing workmen
BY shrewd business transactions he made
fortune of S30OO,OO0.
Rev. Charles Cotton Kimball, d. D., ant
Mrs. hlnO Ill OF Is bennington, IT,, ndNt
been called to aid Mr. Tourjee in the care
of the New England Conservatory OF
Music. DIR. and Mrs. Kimball bring t.
the work a wide acquaintance with the
needs of young people and happy facul-
| ~ in dealing with them. Their coming
promises to be Il great help in continuing
the admirable administration of the Con
servatory Home. DR.. TOurjee, who ha
| been quite out of health is at Block Is
| land, where he Is rapidly regainin9
strength. journal Of EiucutiOn.
Republican opinion in New York a.
voiced in the leading party journals, ap
pears to be in favor of an early convention
and vigorous campaign. New York re
publicans are full of courage and conf
| dence.-BOstOn JOurHdl
Told of the Fourth of July reception il
London Buffalo Bill was there receiv
ing folks with his daughter. Emma
Nevada, another American artistic, wa
there, too. She was not battered by wha
happened. An English lady was intro
duced to Buffalo Bill, the real representa-
tive of our country in Europe at present
and then to Miss Nevada. She declare,
herself pleased with Miss Nevada, askinl
her how long she had been with Buffalo
Bills show, and what part of the frontie
she was born on"